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- DictionarySon·net/ˈsänət/
noun
- 1. a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
verb
- 1. compose sonnets: archaic "and in delightful Tones sit sonneting"
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- Sonnet
Form of poetry with fourteen lines and strict rhyming structure
A sonnet is a poetic form that originated in the poetry composed at the Court of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II in the Sicilian city of Palermo. The 13th-century poet and notary Giacomo da Lentini is credited with the sonnet's invention, and the Sicilian School of poets who surrounded him then spread the form to the mainland. The earliest sonnets, however, no longer survive in the original Si... Wikipedia
